SECTION CHAIRS
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Behavioral Sciences
Dr. LaMaurice Gardner, Oakland CO (MI) SO
Canine
Cpl. Brad Smith (ret), West Covina (CA) PD
Chaplaincy
Rev. Rick Iannucci (ret), U.S. Marshals Service
Corrections
Robert Sorensen, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Crisis Negotiations
Lt. Patrick Doering, Lake St. Louis (MO) PD
Defensive Tactics
Sgt. George Ryan, LAPD
Explosives/ EOD
Officer Tom Lynch (ret), Philadelphia (PA) PD
Firearms
Lt. Jon Bigelow, Orlando (FL) PD
Intelligence/Terrorism
Lt. Dan Colasanto, Garland (TX) PD
Legal
Attorney Eric Daigle, Daigle Law Group
Less Lethal
Lt. Dave Pearson, Fort Collins (CO) PD
Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT
Sgt. Jason Pepper, Elko (NV) PD
Patrol
Director Chris Periatt, Kirtland Community Criminal Justice Programs
Physical Fitness
Deputy Gregory Amundson, Santa Cruz (CA) Harbor Patrol
Sniper
Sgt. Gar Haugo, Fort Collins (CO) PD
Strategy Development
Cmdr. Charles “Sid” Heal (ret), LA County (CA) SD
Tactical Command
Cmdr. Jeff Selleg, Port of Seattle (WA) PD
Technology
Capt. Mark Pergola, Seminole County (FL) SO
TEMS
Dr. Jason R. Pickett, Austin Travis County EMS
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